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On Another's Sorrow

On Another's Sorrow
 1789; 1794 {hand-coloured before}
leaf 5 verso from Songs of Innocence

Medium
relief etching printed in green ink, text strengthened with blue wash, and finished with watercolour
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1988
Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Medium
relief etching printed in green ink, text strengthened with blue wash, and finished with watercolour
Measurements
11.2 × 7.1 cm (image and plate) 18.9 × 13.5 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Bentley Supplement, 139 Copy X; Erdman 1975, 27; Bindman 1978, 230; Butlin & Gott 39j
Accession Number
P122.10-1988
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1988
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Literary and Text
Subjects (specific)
bird (animal) empathy foliation (pattern) negative emotions poems text (layout feature)
Movements
Romanticism (modern European styles)

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